Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 599

    (1)     This section applies if a therapeutic protection person proposes to strip search a child or young person.

    (2)     Before the search is conducted, the therapeutic protection person must tell the child or young person—

        (a)     about the search; and

        (b)     the reasons for the search; and

        (c)     whether the child or young person will be required to remove clothing during the search; and

        (d)     if the child or young person will be required to remove clothing—why the removal is necessary.

    (3)     If the child or young person asks why the search is being conducted in a particular way, the therapeutic protection person must tell the child or young person the reasons.

    (4)     The therapeutic protection person must ask for the child's or young person's cooperation for the search.